The Discovery House features three floors of interactive exhibits exploring the intersection Art and Science.
The top floor features the Artist’s Garret, which allows visitors to create, build, engineer, and explore light and color. The Humanist’s Study, on the main level, showcases some of the Museum’s natural permanent collections and the Mini-Zoo. In the basement at the Scientist’s Workshop, visitors can communicate through whisper tubes, predict the weather, and dig for fossils in the Ziggy Dig, which is below an installation of the 40 million-year-old whale fossil. The 40 million-year-old whale fossil, “Ziggy", the colorful and whimsical “Gesturing Woman” by artist Viola Frey, and the nine-foot Polar Bear welcome you to our three-story Discovery House interactive space, which features the adventure of interactive exhibits for exploring the intersections of art and science.
Journey to faraway lands and read in the Map Room, create a special project in the Drawing Room, and explore collections of natural objects such as shells and butterflies!
Visit the Mini-Zoo centered around a replica Banyan Tree; See a live show featuring the animals; Learn about the live animal collection; View more than 40 live animals.
Jump, dance and move your body to make a beautiful painting in the Light Box; Create a unique light display on our Everbright; Enjoy building and creating with our tabletop activities!
Forecast the weather at the Weather Station;Search for fossils in the Archaeology “Ziggy” Dig; Look for constellations in the night sky on the Sky Map; Learn about the rules of gravity as the balls race!
